Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
17 December 2024
Today’s Coffee Briefing covers new AI software that can determine time of stroke with remarkable accuracy, amongst other industry news.
News
Scotland’s main GP software supplier goes into administration
17 December 2024
The main GP software supplier for Scotland has voluntarily placed itself under administration owing to financial difficulties.
Southampton GPs trial handheld translation device for patients
17 December 2024
A network of GP surgeries in Southampton have boosted communication with non-English-speaking patients following a trial of Pocketalk.
Study to explore digital weight management support for obesity
16 December 2024
A study at the University of Warwick is looking at how an app and remote consultations could help the NHS support people living with obesity.
Digital wellbeing service offered in Brighton, Hove and East Sussex
16 December 2024
Personalised digital mental wellbeing service Qwell has been made available to support adults in Brighton, Hove and East Sussex.
Essex trusts announce plans to deliver £65m Oracle Health EPR
16 December 2024
Two NHS trusts in Essex have announced plans to deliver an electronic patient record system in a £65m contract agreement with Oracle Health.
Cisco to help create framework for virtual hospitals in Ireland
13 December 2024
Cisco has announced a joint initiative with the University of Galway to create a research framework for a ‘virtual hospital’.
AI trial for prostate cancer expanded across five hospitals
15 September 2021
They will be trialling Ibex Medical Analytics AI technology which aims to reduce diagnostic errors
Healthcare professionals ‘failing to prescribe tech’ to older patients
15 September 2021
Older patients are being overlooked by healthcare professionals who are failing to recommend health apps
PRSB officially launches vendor-backed scheme to promote standards
15 September 2021
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has officially launched a scheme to help support the
AI could lead to ‘overdiagnosis’ of breast cancer, tech body warns
15 September 2021
The technology is often seen as “like magic” in healthcare but there is little scientific
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust expanded EPR helps reduces wait times
14 September 2021
Bolton NHS FT has implemented a new digital solution for tracking patient referrals which has
